You may already know this about me, but justincaseyoucan’ttell…I’m a huge flower fiend. As in fresh flowers in the house as much as possible. But if I’m being real, plants are about a thousand times more practical because they are inexpensive and last WAY longer than fresh cut flowers. Plus, there are tons of benefits to having them in your home.

So, I thought I would focus this week’s Interior Obsessions post on the reasons why living with plants is kind of the best. And I’d love for to chime in with your reasons too!

Here we go…

1. Plants are a perfect stand-in to a sculpture, especially if it’s a tree with great leaves. Like this fiddle fig, above. (via J Chong Studio)

2. They’re not only fun, but also functional. Especially if you have a wall of hanging herbs by the dining room table, for garnishing meals. (via SF Girl by Bay)

We have two fiddle leaf figs (a HUGE on in the kitchen/dining area and a baby on top of the TV stand), along with a great monstera, and a pretty big snake plant. Of course, there’s a BUNCH of small cacti and succulents and other green plants along the way.

I keep them around because to me green has always been a color that’s symbolizes LIFE, and I can’t imagine not living in a space that hosts life. They’re such a (relatively) simple and cheap decor go-to, they clean the air, they’re conversation starters, they’re gorgeous, they’re great tools for teaching my two young toddlers about an array of things from life to shapes + colors (using leaves of different plants as a starting point) to manners + responsibility.Kelsey, Esp. recently posted..The [sleep] walking dead

I looove plants! I’m stocking up on indoor plants now so that when winter rolls around, my house will feel like a little greenhouse!
I think the hardest part is finding good plant stands – I love the one in the first picture. It’s so simple but effective… never considered trying to DIY one until now!
P.S. fiddle figs are just so cool looking aren’t they?!

I love plants in the house, and even though a lot of them die, there’s always some that live. Right now I have 11 live plants in my office, and 4 that are never coming back (sniff). For some reason I can’t keep rosemary or ferns alive, but I keep trying. The cat ate my only geranium, and he’s fine so I guess it was edible.

Sandi P | August 16th, 2014 at 8:59 pm

I have bought 3 cacti, an aloe plant, and 3 others that are low light and don’t require a lot of care. I put them in my 2nd grade classroom. Makes it look homier and helps purify the air!

Kristin | August 17th, 2014 at 3:17 am

I love plants so much, but they always die with me ;( I feel like a killer everytime I go and buy a new plant!

i love plants too, and I am a “green hand” person as we say. But I have read recently that it is not recommended to keep plants in the bedroom. While the plants purify the air during the day, in the night they release carbon dioxide.